IGCSE Principal - Ngong Road at Brites Management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and oversee effective management of the school.
• Ensure the school maintains a safe and caring environment that fosters academic excellence and overall well-being of pupils and teachers.
• Ensure prudent management and use of school resources (school furniture’s, generator books etc.)
• Coordinate learning programs and activities.
• Oversee teachers’ meetings.
• Oversee the team leaders and heads of departments and any activity that they carry out.
• Ensure that classes are attended on time and that content offered is as per Cambridge and Sunrise standards.
• Oversee examination processes.
• Ensure seamless transition if there is a change of teachers.
• Inform the Education Director of any matter arising in good time.
• Oversee academic clinics.
• Write and share weekly reports with the management.
• Maintain enabling learning environment.
• Ensure effective teaching/delivery.
• Ensure that all professional documents by teachers are done in good time and uploaded on the portal where need be.
• Oversee all learning activities at the Centre and ensure that all teachers deliver their lessons on time and effectively.
• Receive all professional documents from teachers.
• Oversee the timetabling process.
• Ensure compliance with all legal and statutory requirements as well as internal policies, procedures, and regulations (premises licenses).
• Ensure safety, security, health and welfare of pupils and staff.
• Ensure effective management of teaching and non-teaching staff.
• Inform HR of any matters arising about staff members
• Ensure efficient record keeping and management systems.
• Ensure that all documents are uploaded on the portal and the school storage spaces, this includes notes, lesson plans, teachers’ professional documents, course outlines et al.
• Keep tabs of the learners in the programmed and keep the Education Director informed.
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of management reports (weekly, and exams reports).
• Ensure school develops and maintains healthy and productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain an effective disciplinary and grievance maintenance system (Teachers leave management).
• Ensure there is frequent stakeholders’ meetings.
• Ensure parents receive monthly evaluation reports.
• Grow and maintain the student population.
• Ensure adherence to curriculum and government requirements.
• Register students that are due for national exams with the relevant examination bodies and ensure examination centers where students shall sit for exams are registered on time.
• Teach as per the curriculum.
• Shall report to the Education Director.
• Ensure adherence to the school curriculum.
• Ensure the portal is working efficiently and effectively.
• The principal shall work closely with the Q.A to ensure that all programs are upheld to the Cambridge International Education Standards. The principal shall offer support and access to the Q.A whenever he needs to expedite his job and ensure effective communication in between them for smooth running

Key Requirements Skills, experience and qualification

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with 5 years as a principal / school head
• Vast understanding of the education sector both locally and internationally.
• An in-depth understanding of the IGCSE British International curriculum (Cambridge curriculum).
• Good knowledge of MS Office and databases
• Outstanding communication skills especially in the English language
• Great attention to detail and a result driven approach
• Excellent organizational and leadership abilities
• Reliable and Trustworthy
• Minimum qualification Bachelor of Education from a reputable university.
• Good command in the English language.
• Team player.
• TSC certified.